Memorial Capsule Urna per animali da Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama

U designu Memorial Capsule Urna per animali da Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama hè un vincitore altamente stimatu di u prestigiosu premiu 2026 A' Design Award di Bronzu in a Categuria di Cumpetizione Idea.

BronzuIdea· 2026

Memorial Capsule Urna per animali

da Paul Heredia and Hiromi Komiyama

Cliente: Dainichido Inc.

Vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu in a Categuria Idea

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U Cuncepimentu

À propositu di Memorial Capsule Urna per animali

St'urna biodegradabile per animali hè cuncepita per dà un addiu dolce è cuntinuu. Ispirata da e tradizioni giapponesi di memoriale in casa è da e sepolture naturali, offre una manera sustenibile per unurà a vita. A struttura in dui pezzi cù un coperchju filettatu assicura e cennere per esposizione o sepoltura, mentre un picculu amulettu resta cù u pruprietariu cum'è ricordu. Fatta di bioplastica cù pulvara di cunchiglie d'ostrica, l'urna torna naturalmente à a terra. A so finitura opaca è i so cuntorni dolci invitanu à u toccu, dendu cunfortu è riti durante u dolu.

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À propositu di u A' Design Award di Bronzu

Memorial Capsule Urna per animali hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Memorial Capsule Urna per animali sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Memorial Capsule Urna per animali suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

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Pruprietà Uniche: This product is a biodegradable urn supporting grieving pet owners through a gentle, continuous farewell. Inspired by Japanese home memorials and natural burials, it offers an intimate, sustainable way to honor life. A two-part structure with threaded lid keeps ashes secure while allowing burial with the urn; a small charm stays with the owner. Made from bioplastic with powdered oyster shells, it naturally biodegrades. Warm matte texture and soft contours invite touch, easing grief.
Dimensioni è Imballaghju: Urn dimensions Diameter 120 x H195 mm, capacity approximately 950 cc. Total weight (urn and charm) approximately 420 g. Charm size varies by design. Made from ECOSHELL (bioplastic with powdered oyster shells), charm crafted in silver, copper, and gold alloy. Two-part body with threaded lid ensures stability and prevents accidental spillage. Matte finish and soft contours enhance tactile comfort. Packaging for urn: W170 x H246 x D140 mm, for charm: W80 x H80 x D35 mm.
Etichette: pet urn, pet memorial, biodegradable urn, grief care, eco-friendly design, sustainable product, natural burial, oyster shell bioplastic, home memorial, tactile design
Tecnulugia di Pruduzzione: This urn is made from ECOSHELL, a biodegradable material created by blending finely crushed oyster shells into a biomass-based resin. Its lid and base are joined with a precisely engineered screw thread, ensuring the contents remain secure even if the urn is tipped over, an advantage over conventional urns. A small charm, crafted from an alloy of silver, copper, and gold, remains with the owner as a keepsake. The urn itself has a warm matte texture and soft contours, inviting touch, fostering new rituals, and easing the pain of loss.
Sfida di Designu: The main challenge was designing an urn that fosters emotional healing while redefining traditional perceptions of memorialization. We overcame difficulties in translating intangible emotions into tangible design features, integrating Japanese home memorial traditions with natural burial practices. External limits included sourcing and molding a biodegradable yet durable material, and ensuring a secure screw-top structure without sacrificing warmth and tactility.
Ricerca: This qualitative design research identified a lack of meaningful mourning rituals for bereaved pet owners. Through literature review, cultural analysis, and interviews, we examined emotional changes, recovery processes, and posthumous communication with pets. Insights informed the form, structure, and materials, designing not only a physical urn but also a process that naturally supports emotional healing through use.
Ispirazione: The design was inspired by the emotional gap many pet owners face after loss: the absence of meaningful mourning rituals. Drawing on Japanese customs of keeping ashes at home and the emerging practice of natural burials, it enables a continuous, personal farewell from collection to burial. Insights from grief care research and dialogues with bereaved owners shaped the structure, materials, and tactile qualities, offering a nature-connected and emotionally supportive alternative to traditional urns.
Durata di u Prugettu: The project commenced in October 2022 in Hiroshima, Japan, where planning and development took place, and the design was completed in June 2023. Released in March 2025, it continues to be available.
Flussu Operativu: After cremation, the pet’s ashes are placed into the urn and taken home. It can be kept nearby for home memorialization, with the charm attached as a daily reminder. Owners can hold, stroke, or speak to it as they would in life, offering comfort and time for grieving. When ready, the ashes and urn can be buried to return to nature, while the charm is removed and kept close as a lasting keepsake.
Brevetti: Pending Patent Application No. 2024-125606, DAINICHIDO Inc., Japan
Trademark (2024) DAINICHIDO Inc., Japan
Membri di a Squadra: Designer : Paul Heredia
Designer : Hiromi Komiyama
Crediti d'Imagine: Image #1: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Tatsuya Tabii, 2024.